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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave a 1996 commencement speech at Wellesley and, speaking of the difficulty of juggling a career and family, said, “It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications”?
(a) Marlo Thomas.
(b) Erin Burnett.
(c) Nora Ephron.
(d) Gloria Steinem.

2. The author asserts in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” “Instead of pondering the question ‘Can we have it all?’ we should be asking” what more practical question?
(a) “Who will help?”
(b) “Can we do it all?”
(c) “Are you my mentor?”
(d) “Do we want it all?”

3. Whom does the author describe that Facebook was recruiting for its business development team in 2009, in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?
(a) Emily White.
(b) Priti Choksi.
(c) Joanna Strober.
(d) Pattie Sellers.

4. The author states in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” “According to the most recent analysis, when a husband and wife both are employed full-time, the mother does” what percent more child care than the father?
(a) 30% more.
(b) 60% more.
(c) 20% more.
(d) 40% more.

5. In Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All,” the author describes going to a business conference with her children and taking the eBay plane. What did her daughter contract during this trip?
(a) Asthma.
(b) The flu.
(c) Lice.
(d) Bronchitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Women@Google founded by Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Wojcicki, and Marissa Mayer?

2. Who is the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter?

3. After giving her TEDTalk, Sheryl Sandberg received numerous letters from women who were inspired by it. One of her favorites that she discusses in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” came from what consultant in Dubai?

4. How much time did the author take as maternity leave from Google when she had her first child?

5. What nonprofit to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in young people did Sheryl Sandberg’s mother found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What website and organization does the author promote in the Afterword: “Let’s Keep Talking”?

2. How did Elise Scheck describe her experiences during pregnancy, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

3. Why does the author say that women dropping out of the workplace in anticipation of later conflicts is a problem today in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

4. How does the author describe the term “queen bee” in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

5. What does Sandberg say often creates a double standard and compels women to leave the workplace in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

6. Who was the “legendary Massachusetts representative” that the author longed to meet in her story in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

7. What barriers does the author discuss in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

8. What quote does the author cite from Gloria Steinem in the beginning of Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

9. What does the author write of Nora Ephron in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

10. Who is one example that is cited by the author as an individual who had to make an immediate choice between career and family in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

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